Comments | wierdauntie: Sparkle- Week 3 Brigits Flame (followup to previous entry)

wierdauntie

Sparkle- Week 3 Brigits Flame (followup to previous entry)

Sep 17, 2009 11:10

Sparkle

My intern and I sit in front of my trauma client Ikaika’s Hawaiian Kindergarten class. Kumu (teacher) Wailana introduces us. I don’t understand anything she says but our names-I just nod and smile a lot.

We’re there to do a Character Education lesson, and my intern is stationed behind the portable puppet theater and has ( Read more... )

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kagamiko September 17 2009, 22:07:08 UTC

Are you allowed to post a photo of the paintings he did? I'd love to see what they look like. I'm glad you're making progress with him!

wierdauntie September 18 2009, 06:04:36 UTC

What a cool idea! I don't see why not. I'll be there next week and take one.

tangledwood September 21 2009, 20:32:13 UTC

I'd LOVE to see the paintings!

shadowdream September 18 2009, 03:00:37 UTC

That is beautiful. What an interesting little child!

wierdauntie September 23 2009, 17:55:07 UTC

Yes he is!

jlly_coppercorn September 20 2009, 23:47:54 UTC

Yay! I'm so glad you did a follow up story on 'Ikaika'. I understand why you had to but it must have been hard to resist getting purple up to your elbows right along with him.
It sounds like he let himself have more fun this time. I love how he makes these things and gives them to you instead of keeping them for himself.

You do a great job of taking us on the journey with you. The shrugging makes me giggle. I can picture it.

Good luck this week on Brigit's Flame and thank you so much for sharing the story.

wierdauntie September 23 2009, 17:55:26 UTC

Thanks so much for reading and commenting!

tangledwood September 21 2009, 20:33:31 UTC

I love the amazing things you do, and the way you write about them, and the optimism with which you present a situation that might otherwise be bleak. I love your enthusiasm both in the story and in the telling. I pretty much love this a lot, and I LOVE that last line. I hope you keep writing about him!

wierdauntie September 23 2009, 17:55:47 UTC

Appreciate you taking the time to comment!

greenwillow27 September 23 2009, 05:33:39 UTC

I get so caught up in your description of the process I forget I'm supposed to be looking at your *writing*. That's a good thing-- that I'm not aware of the writing-ness; you've fully engaged us in the story and this child's unfolding.
Wonderful work.

wierdauntie September 23 2009, 17:55:58 UTC

Thank you!